FNUS75 KGJT 061932
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ACE...CRAIG INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
132 PM MDT WED JUN 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1307 MDT ON JUNE 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WIND...AND DRY FUELS...

.DISCUSSION...AFTER LAST NIGHT'S COLD FRONT PASSAGE TEMPERATURES
ARE ABOUT 20 DEGREES COOLER THIS AFTERNOON COMPARED TO TUESDAY. A
LOW LEVEL NORTHEAST PUSH OF THE NEW AIR MASS SHOULD MIX OUT THIS
AFTERNOON AS SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE.
INVERSIONS WILL BE MODERATELY STRONG TONIGHT AND MIX OUT LATE
THURSDAY MORNING. A DRY WARMING TREND BEGINS ON THURSDAY WITH
AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST WINDS STRENGTHENING EACH DAY. THE NEXT DRY
COLD FRONT WILL PASS SATURDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) WITH HIGH CLOUDS TO THE NORTHWEST.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 7-12 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 2-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS
                    7-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...CRAIG INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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